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itch
- pronunciation:
- Ich
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
itched, itches, itching |
| definition 1: |
to feel a sensation, as on the skin, that causes a desire to scratch.
Athlete's foot causes the toes to itch. |
| definition 2: |
to cause such a sensation.
Wool itches when one sweats. |
| definition 3: |
to have a restless, persistent craving for something or to do something.
She itched for a new challenge. |
| definition 4: |
(informal) to scratch something that itches.
- similar words:
- scratch
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| related words: |
hunger, tickle, tingle, wish, yearn, yen |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause (one) to desire to scratch, as by irritating the skin.
His collar itched him. |
| definition 2: |
(informal) to scratch (a spot that itches).
- similar words:
- scratch
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tingling sensation or irritation of the skin that prompts the desire to scratch, or any of several contagious diseases that cause such an irritation.
- similar words:
- tingle
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| definition 2: |
a restless and usu. persistent craving.
He has an itch for constant change. |
| related words: |
desire, thirst, tickle, urge, wish, yearning, yen |
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